Hello, Guys welcome back to macOS: How to Manage Multiple Open Safari Tabs. Safari browser tabs allow you to explore many web pages in the same browsing session without having to close any of them, making them very useful for cross-referencing and researching items online.
But, all too frequently, the number of tabs open can spiral out of hand. This makes navigating them difficult and can drain system resources, so to prevent being overwhelmed by open tabs, consider the following Safari strategies to better manage them.
1. Bookmark All Open Tabs
If the browser tabs you have open are connected and you intend to return to them frequently, bookmarking them together in their own bookmark folder is a good idea. Simply go to Bookmarks -> Add Bookmarks for These X Tabs… to do so (X being the number of open tabs).
You’ll then be asked to give the bookmark folder a name and decide where it should live among your existing bookmarks, which you can view at any time by going to Bookmarks -> Show Bookmarks in the menu bar.
It’s worth noting that you can use a similar operation to add all open tabs to your Reading List for later review, even if you’re not connected to the internet. (Bookmarks -> Reading List -> Add These X Tabs.)
2. Use Tab Groups
Tab Groups in macOS Monterey are a convenient method to save and manage similar tabs without having those tabs open and eating up space. If you’re planning a trip, for example, you can save all of your tabs into a “Vacation” group, allowing you to access them as needed while leaving your device open for other content while you’re not actively preparing.
To add a new Tab Group, click the Show Sidebar icon next to the traffic lights, then New Tab Group. Alternatively, click the down arrow next to the Show Sidebar symbol and choose New Empty Tab Group or New Tab Group With X Tabs, where “X” represents the number of tabs presently active.
Any Tab Groups you create are featured in the sidebar for quick access. Selecting groups is also possible by clicking the down arrow next to the Show Sidebar button. When a Tab Group is selected, any tabs that are opened will be immediately added to that group.
3. Change Safari’s Tab Layout
There are two tab layouts available in Safari: Compact and Separate. Compact is a more unified Safari design that eliminates the specific URL and search interfaces in favour of allowing any individual tab to be used for navigation input.
The issue with the Compact style is that it greatly reduces the amount of space available for several open tabs. In this case, the Separate layout is preferred since it places the URL/search bar at the top of the Safari window, with your tabs placed beneath it.
If you aren’t currently utilising the Separate tab layout, you may quickly switch to it by going to Safari -> Preferences… in the menu bar. In the preference pane, select Tab Layout from the Tabs menu: Separate to remove the compact tab bar that merges everything together.
4. Rearrange Open Tabs
You may have multiple open tabs from a number of websites that you frequently visit, but they are mixed in with other tabs from various locations around the web.
In such circumstances, rearranging your tabs so that tabs from the same website are lined up next to each other will help you readily examine what you’ve read and remove any unnecessary tabs that were hiding between them.
To arrange your tabs by website or title, simply right-click any tab and pick Arrange Tabs By -> Website or Title from the dropdown menu.
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5. Pin Tabs
Safari’s pinned tabs feature allows you to better arrange your tabs, which is especially useful if you have too many open at once. It’s especially beneficial if you have a few websites that you check regularly during the day.
The cool thing about pinned tabs is that they stay in place even if you create a new Safari window or close and reload Safari. When you click a link to another website from a pinned tab, it opens in a new tab, ensuring that your pinned tab always displays the page you pinned.
To pin a tab, drag it to the leftmost side of the tab bar, and then drop it in place when the tab shrinks to expose only the website’s favicon. You may either go to the menu bar and pick Window -> Pin Tab, or right-click (Ctrl-click) a tab and then select Pin Tab from the contextual menu.
If you have several pinned tabs, you can rearrange them in the Tabs bar by dragging your mouse over them. To unpin a website tab, simply drag it to the right side of the tab bar, where it will expand to become a normal tab.
6. Kill Them All
If you’ve finished with all of your other open tabs because you found what you were looking for, you can shut all but the presently active one. You can also choose to close any open tabs to the right of the one you’re now browsing. Close Other Tabs or Close Tabs to the Right can be accessed by right-clicking the currently active tab and selecting Close Other Tabs or Close Tabs to the Right.